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August 2004 #142

You’ve spoken, and we responded with the August 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking. After learning that many of you have a lathe in your shop, but few are using it, we felt it was our duty to help. So we’ve got the first column from Judy Ditmer, professional turner, to help you at “At the Lathe.”

We put seven machines to the test in our Miter Saw Slug-Fest to show you which ones are accurate and which are overpriced

Graham Blackburn shares 14 handsaw tips and tricks.

American elm is back from the dead.

Modern CAD software helps us restore Isaac Youngs’ shaker wall clock.

Glen Huey shows you easy ways to make three sliding dovetails.

John Wilson takes you through the steps to build a canoe paddle.

Bill Hylton shows why the lock joint is a great substitute to hold drawers tight.

A single length of framing lumber will help you hone your skills with a spokeshave, a drawknife and a block plane. By John Wilson Pages: 32-40 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now It was a bright summer’s day in 1993 at historic Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, N.H....

This extra-long mortising fence helps you cut “blind” joints in your work. By Nick Engler Pages: 30-31 Cabinets and furniture often have “blind” joints − dados, grooves or rabbets that are stopped at one end so you can’t see the joint on the outside of the case. Sometimes these joints are...

A well-made, versatile plane that’s a great value. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 29 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now When Stanley manufactured the No. 164 low-angle smoothing plane from 1926 to 1943, it was intended mostly for working on end grain, butcher blocks and the like. These...

A good substitute for traditional methods, this joint is strong and easy to make. By Bill Hylton Pages: 26-28 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now A couple of hundred years ago, most drawers were assembled with hand-cut dovetail joints – half-blinds up front, through dovetails at the...

By Michael A. Rabkin Page: 25 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now Getting rust off your machines is half the battle. Keeping it off is the other, and Empire Manufacturing’s TopSaver tackles both. It’s a combination rust remover-lubricant-sealant-conditioner for all your metal surfaces. The TopSaver System comes...

By David Thiel Page: 25 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now We’ve always been big fans of Bench Dog’s ProTop router table, and with some recent upgrades we like it even more. First, the cabinet is now made of a high-density plywood rather than laminate-covered fiberboard. This...

By David Thiel Page: 24 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now Usually when you’re shopping for a “bargain” contractor saw, you end up sacrificing features such as cast-iron wings, a quality rip fence and a motor with real guts. Grizzly feels your pain, and the company has...

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 24 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now Woodworkers are of two minds when it comes to buying chisels – some would consider $250 for a set of five to be outrageously expensive; others have spent a lot more than that to buy one...

By Steve Shanesy Page: 8 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now Do you find yourself heading to the shop less? Are you spending more time puttering in the shop than actually building projects? Have you not finished a project in weeks, maybe months? Like a fire, every...

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